Assessing the potential of rabbitfish farming in the Philippines 5 Oct 2021 “Rabbitfish have amazing potential for small-scale sustainable aquaculture across the tropics: they are easy to grow have high local demand and they are herbivorous and feed on a variety of freely-available feeds.”
The use of CRISPR in aquaculture 30 Sep 2021 The gene editing tool CRISPR is now being used to generate a range of traits in a variety of farmed aquatic species – including salmonids, crustaceans and carp – but there is still a way to go before it is likely to be f…
Deciding the future of Mexico’s Totoaba farms 23 Sep 2021 The fate of Mexico’s nascent Totoaba aquaculture industry is hanging in the balance, as farmers await a decision by CITES on whether it will be possible to export this once-threatened species.
Can the "fastest animal on Earth" shake up the land-based shrimp farming sector? 6 Sep 2021 Building a shrimp farm in Florida has been rewarding and frustrating in equal measure for Robins McIntosh of Charoen Pokphand Foods, but the experience has taught him a great deal.
Researchers use personality profiling to improve lumpfish performance 19 Oct 2021 Scientists at the University of Swansea have designed a series of behavioural tests to build personality profiles for lumpfish in hopes of determining which individuals would exhibit cleaning behaviour.
Tackling pathogens in Australia's tiger prawn farms 12 Oct 2021 A new research collaboration seeking to give the northern Australia’s tiger prawn aquaculture industry a biosecurity boost has been launched at James Cook University.
Australians bid to boost banana prawn farming 30 Sep 2021 Researchers in Australia’s Northern Territory are looking to start producing banana prawn post-larvae for commercial grow-out, in a bid to reinvigorate the state’s aquaculture sector.
GenoMar delivers first batch of tilapia from Vietnam 8 Sep 2021 GenoMar has delivered its first batch genetically improved tilapia fingerlings from its new hatchery in Vietnam.
US tilapia farmers consider switching to perch 31 Aug 2021 A project that aims to compare the commercial production of market-sized yellow perch fish in flow-through and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), is due to launch in Minnesota in September.
Size matters for salmon 5 May 2019 New research reveals that farmed male salmon are less attractive to females than their wild cousins, due to the fact tha…
Portugal seeks to establish sardine aquaculture sector 3 May 2019 The Portuguese government has backed plans to establish a sardine aquaculture industry, following the collapse of the sa…
Investment firm acquires Center for Aquaculture Technologies 25 Apr 2019 The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has been acquired by Cuna Del Mar (CDM), a US-based aquaculture investment…
High hopes for new breed of grouper 24 Apr 2019 Malaysian scientists have developed a new breed of fish known as the echo grouper, which was created by backcrossing hyb…
How a Filipino scientist is making headlines by culturing marine herbivores 28 May 2019 Optimising the production of marine herbivores, such as rabbitfish, suggests the huge potential of sustainable aquacultu…
Portugal seeks to establish sardine aquaculture sector 3 May 2019 The Portuguese government has backed plans to establish a sardine aquaculture industry, following the collapse of the sa…
High hopes for new breed of grouper 24 Apr 2019 Malaysian scientists have developed a new breed of fish known as the echo grouper, which was created by backcrossing hyb…
Meet the author: Largemouth Bass Aquaculture 17 Apr 2019 Jim Tidwell, author of the book Largemouth Bass Aquaculture, which is published by 5m books in April, explains the appea…
Meet the farmer: Yarangjang Imchen 18 Oct 2021 Yarangjang Imchen claims to be the first ornamental fish farmer in the landlocked state of Nagaland in northeast India, …
INVE develops new rotifer substitute and feed strategy for marine hatcheries 14 Oct 2021 Hatchery operators can reduce live rotifer diets by at least 50 percent by adopting an innovating feed protocol and diet…
Assessing the potential of rabbitfish farming in the Philippines 5 Oct 2021 “Rabbitfish have amazing potential for small-scale sustainable aquaculture across the tropics: they are easy to grow hav…
A major boost for cod farming 18 Aug 2021 Cod farming firm Norcod and fry producer Havlandet Marin Yngel have announced a joint venture to develop a new 24 millio…
